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last year, and must be retroactively extended to foster job growth and promote a greener and cleaner environment for the next generation. the p.t.c., production tax credit, also creates jobs. in my district, the capital region of new york state, we are host to g.e.'s global research center and wind turbines service septre. in 2012 alone, g.e.'s wind division produced some 1,722 megawatts of power and provided a local capital investment of some $3.2 billion. if we are serious about helping the private sector create quality jobs that will put purchasing power back in the hands of the middle class, we must support wind power as one part of our overall energy policy and strategy. madam speaker, today i renew my support for wind power and the almost 2,000 jobs this clean energy source generates in my home state of new york. a number that is growing by the day, and a group whose work every day is helping to grow our economy, clean the air we breathe, and the water we drink, and make us truly energy independent. with that i thank you, madam speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentle
last year, and must be retroactively extended to foster job growth and promote a greener and cleaner environment for the next generation. the p.t.c., production tax credit, also creates jobs. in my district, the capital region of new york state, we are host to g.e.'s global research center and wind turbines service septre. in 2012 alone, g.e.'s wind division produced some 1,722 megawatts of power and provided a local capital investment of some $3.2 billion. if we are serious about helping the...
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emission, and which prohibited commonsense uses of cheap and safe fuel that could actually help the environment. and department of transportation regulations that, without increasing safety, vastly increased record eping for ready-mix concrete drivers, unnecessarily limited their hours and suppressed their wages. title 2 of the alert act helps to protect people like bob sells and his workers from regulations that ask job creators to achieve the unyou a cheeveble. do not -- the unachievable, do not help to control targets, suppress hours and wages for no good reasons and inundate americans with unnecessary paperwork. title 3 of the alert act offers long-needed help to small business people like carl harris, the vice president and general manager of carl harris company in wichita, kansas. mr. harris is a small homebuilder. every day he has to fight and overcome the fact that government regulations now account for 25% of the final price of a new single-family home. mr. harris participants in small business review panels, existing law uses to try to lower the cost of regulations for small businesse
emission, and which prohibited commonsense uses of cheap and safe fuel that could actually help the environment. and department of transportation regulations that, without increasing safety, vastly increased record eping for ready-mix concrete drivers, unnecessarily limited their hours and suppressed their wages. title 2 of the alert act helps to protect people like bob sells and his workers from regulations that ask job creators to achieve the unyou a cheeveble. do not -- the unachievable, do...
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on the environment and american workers. most egregious is the requirement for agencies to provide the private sector early consultation on major rules. this would give well-funded industry an unfair advantage not afforded to the general public and other stakeholders like public interest, takes pair and environmental groups -- taxpayer and environmental groups. clearly the interest in amending this only extends to certain privileged parties. if my friends on the other side of the aisle want to see what happens when you allow private interests to run rampant, without any government regulations, they need only look to the small -- smog-filled skies above china. this bill also politicized independent agencies designed to protect the rights of hardworking americans. the consumer financial rotection bureau, security and exchanges commission, the neighbor relations board, consume product safety commission, as wls -- consumer product safety commission, as well as the f.c.c. they left out the federal reserve, i don't understand why.
on the environment and american workers. most egregious is the requirement for agencies to provide the private sector early consultation on major rules. this would give well-funded industry an unfair advantage not afforded to the general public and other stakeholders like public interest, takes pair and environmental groups -- taxpayer and environmental groups. clearly the interest in amending this only extends to certain privileged parties. if my friends on the other side of the aisle want to...
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finally we must be mindful of the environment. first we operate in a time of severe budget constraints. as secretary of the department of homeland security, i therefore believe i am obligated to identify and eliminate inefficiencies, waste and unnecessary duplications of resources across the large and de-centralized bureaucracy, while pursuing important missions such as the recapitalization of the aging coast guard fleet. second, i am mindful of the surveys that reflect that morale is low. i intend to constantly remind our work force of the critical importance of their homeland security mission and that the department's greatest asset in pursuit of these mission is his our people. i will be a champion for the men and women of d.h.s., and i will advocate on their behalf. i look forward to working with this committee. the chairman is correct that i am actively working to fill the vacancies in senior management positions. i do that on a daily basis, and i look forward to a shared vision and a partnership with congress on our importan
finally we must be mindful of the environment. first we operate in a time of severe budget constraints. as secretary of the department of homeland security, i therefore believe i am obligated to identify and eliminate inefficiencies, waste and unnecessary duplications of resources across the large and de-centralized bureaucracy, while pursuing important missions such as the recapitalization of the aging coast guard fleet. second, i am mindful of the surveys that reflect that morale is low. i...
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>> is always been a learning environment that i think the egg is part about it is meeting the people. 35,000 people who are early adopters. they are entrepreneurs and converge in this little funny place that is called austin, texas. it has become the place to meet people. one of the companies you will be looking for is atlas. this is about wearable technology? >> it is a big part of what is going on now. it is the buzz everywhere. atals is a great company because it really fits into the health category where we are trying to measure all of these things going on in our bodies and become more fit. all this take information about your exercise program and then you create graphs and you can track your progress, right? you can measured against your friends? >> really get into better shape. it is amazing how this company has such an amazing run and raised half $1 million already. me.3 and this is a different kind of investigation and health. tell us about it. >> they do dna testing. you mail it in and they could tell you a lot of things about your dna. you can learn where you came from, wha
>> is always been a learning environment that i think the egg is part about it is meeting the people. 35,000 people who are early adopters. they are entrepreneurs and converge in this little funny place that is called austin, texas. it has become the place to meet people. one of the companies you will be looking for is atlas. this is about wearable technology? >> it is a big part of what is going on now. it is the buzz everywhere. atals is a great company because it really fits into...
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host: worried about the environment. guest: i touched on that a minute ago. if we were to get the right kind of regulatory environment that encourages private investment, capital investment, there are hundreds of billions in terms of private investment that is ready going into ands is ready to go into the energy industry. that investment drives new technologies so we can produce more energy with better environmental stewardship. when we talk about drilling techniques and drilling many oil head, whenone single we talk about hydraulic fracturing, we are producing energy with less omissions and a smaller environmental footprint. when you get the right kind of regulatory approach that drives that investment, you deploy these new technologies -- they produce more energy with better environmental stewardship. environmentalfrom standpoint and those technologies are adopted around the globe. that is how you get the better environmental stewardship with more energy production. host: we talked about some of your other work on capitol hill. the olympics just ended and y
host: worried about the environment. guest: i touched on that a minute ago. if we were to get the right kind of regulatory environment that encourages private investment, capital investment, there are hundreds of billions in terms of private investment that is ready going into ands is ready to go into the energy industry. that investment drives new technologies so we can produce more energy with better environmental stewardship. when we talk about drilling techniques and drilling many oil head,...
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dina cappiello, the national environment reporter for the associated press, joins me now. 27 1/2 million dollars in finds, $200 million for the cleanup. in the range of penalty, how does this rank? >> it's the biggest ever for a company that violates its water pollution permits. other companies that paid big fines in the past in 2008, the e.p.a. said this is the biggest ever for a company that violated permits it had from states. >> ifill: describe the pollution. >> we're talking about 6,000 violations over 300 state-issued permits, hundreds of streams, tributaries and rivers, 79 active coal minus, over 20 coal processing plants where they put the coal and wash it before it's shipped, over five appalachian states, so it's a pretty massive coverage area for the settlement. >> reportersettlement. >> ifill: how did the discharges occur? >> they're actually piped into the waterways and states issue permits for the companies that give them certain limits and in this case this company repeatedly from 2006 to 2013 exceeded those limits, that they were actually authorized to discharge. >> ifill:
dina cappiello, the national environment reporter for the associated press, joins me now. 27 1/2 million dollars in finds, $200 million for the cleanup. in the range of penalty, how does this rank? >> it's the biggest ever for a company that violates its water pollution permits. other companies that paid big fines in the past in 2008, the e.p.a. said this is the biggest ever for a company that violated permits it had from states. >> ifill: describe the pollution. >> we're...
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white sands missile range, the largest military installation in the nation with a testing and training environment that is unmatched anywhere -- anywhere in the world. additionally, new mexico's national guard employs roughly 3,800 full- and part-time military earn he will. collectively, there are 18,000 military personnel serving today in new mexico. volunteerism isn't simply a career choice for new mexicans. it is a way of life. it is ingrained in our state's rich -- it is ingrained in our state's rich history of putting country first. the bill before us renews our promise to all of them. to all of those who are willing to day down their life for their country. it provides benefits to all generations of veterans and their families, and it eliminates the cost-of-living adjustment penalty on military retirees. the legislation incorporates bills and ideas from both democrats and republicans to address the disability claims backlog, including one of my own. across new mexico i have heard from too many veterans who are frustrated with the delays they experience in receiving their disability benefits.
white sands missile range, the largest military installation in the nation with a testing and training environment that is unmatched anywhere -- anywhere in the world. additionally, new mexico's national guard employs roughly 3,800 full- and part-time military earn he will. collectively, there are 18,000 military personnel serving today in new mexico. volunteerism isn't simply a career choice for new mexicans. it is a way of life. it is ingrained in our state's rich -- it is ingrained in our...
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. >> one, right now their overall political environment is favoring republicans. i think that has to do with the residue and hangover of all the health care controversies that battled the administration. we're still seeing some of the effects of that. the other thing in the republicans' favor is just the overall map when they're going to be in alaska, even in a state like north carolina, that ends up helping republicans, but is it the arizona that veto pointed out, even though it was vetoed, we've seen the republican party trip up on social issues, whether it was on that, whether it's on gay marriage, whether it's talking about contraception, and democrats want to be able to exploit that. i'm not sure that's necessarily going to be that silver bullet come 2014 in the mid terms, but that's what they want. >> let's talk about the senate here. we have a list of some of the republicans mentioned already. cory gardner, but bill cassidy, steve danes, tomorrow -- tom cotton. >> they have a lot of paths to pick up those senate seats, but those you just mentioned, in 2012,
. >> one, right now their overall political environment is favoring republicans. i think that has to do with the residue and hangover of all the health care controversies that battled the administration. we're still seeing some of the effects of that. the other thing in the republicans' favor is just the overall map when they're going to be in alaska, even in a state like north carolina, that ends up helping republicans, but is it the arizona that veto pointed out, even though it was...
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and if you're driving a rental truck and you are really focused on sort of your immediate environment, if you're not experienced, you might very easily miss obvious signs and all of a sudden, boom, get stuck under this bridge. >> while it only takes a matter of seconds for a truck to get stuck, getting unstuck is a completely different story. >> the process of getting the truck out depends on the severity of the crash. some hit the crash beam, back out and drive off and others get stuck and can't get the truck out without help. >> but no matter how destructive the crash is to the trucks and the bridge, all of the drivers henn catches on camera have been able to walk away. >> i don't know anyone who got seriously injured from a crash. they're shaken up. bruised egos for sure. but no serious physical harm. >> as for the 100-year-old bridge things keep rolling along. >> ooh! >>> coming up -- unbelievable stories of survival. two people struck by runaway vehicles live to tell the tale. >> i can't even express how blessed i truly am just to make it out of there alive. >> when "caught on ca
and if you're driving a rental truck and you are really focused on sort of your immediate environment, if you're not experienced, you might very easily miss obvious signs and all of a sudden, boom, get stuck under this bridge. >> while it only takes a matter of seconds for a truck to get stuck, getting unstuck is a completely different story. >> the process of getting the truck out depends on the severity of the crash. some hit the crash beam, back out and drive off and others get...
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government acts as a convener for private firms, nonprofits, universities and researchers, creating an environment where they can all do what they do best and share it. this idea transcends ideology or party. it's why i think members of both parties should feel comfortable getting behind this bill. it's been endorsed by folks ranging from the national association of manufacturers to the bio which represents the bio and pharmaceutical community. from folks in the private sector and public sector in my own state and in states across the country. madam president, manufacturing, as you well know, is at the heart of what can and should make this country competitive and prosperous in this century. at the end of the day, this is about creating good jobs. manufacturing jobs are high-quality jobs, and it has a significant secondary benefit in the community as well as having higher wages and benefits than jobs in any other sector. if we're looking for the key to a dynamic innovation economy, we need look no further than manufacturers. they invest more in r&d than any other private sector within the country.
government acts as a convener for private firms, nonprofits, universities and researchers, creating an environment where they can all do what they do best and share it. this idea transcends ideology or party. it's why i think members of both parties should feel comfortable getting behind this bill. it's been endorsed by folks ranging from the national association of manufacturers to the bio which represents the bio and pharmaceutical community. from folks in the private sector and public sector...
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[video clip] >> be issued a new school wellness guideline to build healthier learning environments for our kids. part of this effort will be eliminating advertisements for unhealthy food and beverages in our schools. thatnk we can all agree our classroom should be healthy places where kids are not bombarded with ads for junk food. food marketing guidelines are tot of the larger effort inspire companies to think about how they campaign for food to kids. kids watch thousands of food advertisements every year. 86% of these ads are for products loaded with sugar and salt. our kids see an average of just one ad a week for healthy products like water, fruits and vegetables. just one. begun the we have first ever white house summit on food advertising to children, asking businesses to stop marketing unhealthy foods to kids and do more to get kids excited about healthy foods. should applynciple to our schools. about theant to talk "let's move" campaign. the federal government's efforts to combat childhood obesity. you can see the numbers on your screen. do you think this is a good idea? isn't
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in a prison environment, and i would hope that everyone understand that it is all about order. and if we don't have order, we cannot provide programs. we're constantly looking down institutions. since the hearing in 2012, we have restricted housing population reduction by 25 perce percent. we have gone from 13.5 percent to 6.5 percent. so reductions are occurring. we are only interested in placing people in restrictive housing when there is justification. we have 20,000 gang members in our system. they are watching this hearing. they are watching our testimony very, very closely for the reason being if they see we will lower standards and not hold the individuals accountable, it puts the staff and inmates at risk. and this is why i mentioned in my oral statement, we are looking at staff being injured and harmed but our staff is putting their lives on the line to protect the american public. and we have inmates within the population who are being harmed by these individuals who have no respect, i mean no respect for other's when it comes to their safety. we cannot afford, at any
in a prison environment, and i would hope that everyone understand that it is all about order. and if we don't have order, we cannot provide programs. we're constantly looking down institutions. since the hearing in 2012, we have restricted housing population reduction by 25 perce percent. we have gone from 13.5 percent to 6.5 percent. so reductions are occurring. we are only interested in placing people in restrictive housing when there is justification. we have 20,000 gang members in our...
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that lends itself to a very fertile environment for what we do. take one case example. yesterday you filed a 13 tnd with one of your companies, huge, employees 60,000 people. you want to talk to the board about pretty much everything, right? management, capital structure, other stuff. what ultimately are you trying to achieve here you go -- achieve here you go -- achieve here? several pretty much everything. >> is there that much wrong with the company? >> there are a lot of things right with the company. but all of those things you articulated -- i'm very confident we will be able to work things out amicably. >> i have met the ceo. he is a pretty thoughtful guy, nice guy. >> nice guy. >> in cb right eye for the job -- is he the right guy for the job? >> he is retiring. >> that's an opportunity for someone new. and you want to help the board decide who that should be? >> i think shareholders should have a role. we are the largest shareholder. i think shareholder should definitely have a role in this. >> what is your favorite activist campaign? you have been doing this f
that lends itself to a very fertile environment for what we do. take one case example. yesterday you filed a 13 tnd with one of your companies, huge, employees 60,000 people. you want to talk to the board about pretty much everything, right? management, capital structure, other stuff. what ultimately are you trying to achieve here you go -- achieve here you go -- achieve here? several pretty much everything. >> is there that much wrong with the company? >> there are a lot of things...
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and the second problem has been the environment for safety of media workers is not that, still not good. there's still a lot of intimidation going on, particularly when cases become personal. and then those who are covered will go after the media workers and start -- [inaudible] we have had examples of in this the past. and the thursday -- the third problem has been lack of sufficient education in the area of investigative journalism among afghan media workers which is a pity because in afghanistan which corruption makes a huge problem, there's a huge need for investigative journalism. >> you know, that segways to another subject. let me ask you about this, james, and it's sort of our business in a way and also the business of mr. anzar here which is state broadcasting, you know, government broadcasting. mr. anzar's rta is moving to more of a public broadcasting model and changing the way they think about their work. i guess the question for you and i and maybe others in the room here, what's the appropriate role for the bbc and voa and other international broadcasters that also broadca
and the second problem has been the environment for safety of media workers is not that, still not good. there's still a lot of intimidation going on, particularly when cases become personal. and then those who are covered will go after the media workers and start -- [inaudible] we have had examples of in this the past. and the thursday -- the third problem has been lack of sufficient education in the area of investigative journalism among afghan media workers which is a pity because in...
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this is what the environment secretary said, and i quote, people get very emotional about this. people should just accept the climate has been changing for century. he refuses to be briefed on climate change. the energy minister when asked about climate change said this -- you're not going to draw me on that. i haven't had time to get into the climate change debate. [laughter] he is the energy minister, mr. speaker. will he clarify? is a habit of climate change deniers in this government? >> this is a new approach to prime minister's questions. you come to the house of commons and praise the prime minister for his commitment to climate change. [shouting] i like the new style but i thought -- i think this is much more refreshing. this government has a solid track record of cutting carbon, negotiating internationally, to of investing in nuclear, the biggest renewable energy program that we've seen in our countries history. for the first time in a long, we are on track to meet up renewable target. perhaps he would like to get up again and congratulate me for this excellent record o
this is what the environment secretary said, and i quote, people get very emotional about this. people should just accept the climate has been changing for century. he refuses to be briefed on climate change. the energy minister when asked about climate change said this -- you're not going to draw me on that. i haven't had time to get into the climate change debate. [laughter] he is the energy minister, mr. speaker. will he clarify? is a habit of climate change deniers in this government?...
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because this interest-rate environment and the regulatory burden is not viable. the epa is causing enormous headwinds shutting down coal-fired power plants that shuts down the utility for our ability to produce with peak demand and shuts down coal mines and even if you are not in the coal-fired power business come on lot of folks are into heavy industry and they describe the epa policy is one step by 1,000 permits. in general we have too much subsidization of energy whether windmills or companies like solyndra we don't take advantage of free could or should of our natural resources. but the giant shining example of regulatory overkill in my mind is obamacare. it is fundamentally flawed based on the notion in part of the payment system loaded with disincentives to work to implant and very problematic. if you take the combination of the regulatory avalanching and the policy i ask myself is a wonder the economy has grown at all. even at 2 percent we should be impressed considering what the economy is up against. now that i have so blatant your tuesday morning. [laug
because this interest-rate environment and the regulatory burden is not viable. the epa is causing enormous headwinds shutting down coal-fired power plants that shuts down the utility for our ability to produce with peak demand and shuts down coal mines and even if you are not in the coal-fired power business come on lot of folks are into heavy industry and they describe the epa policy is one step by 1,000 permits. in general we have too much subsidization of energy whether windmills or...
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he also said i am honored to replace my friend as chair of the environment and public works transportation and infrastructure subcommittee. he will be heading that up. tweeting outffice the president's new competition will help put americans to work by repairing america's infrastructure. is one by the american progress group in washington. everyone billion dollars invested in infrastructure equals 10,000 to 15,000 jobs created. california,ale independent. what do you think? they worriedre about the infrastructure when we have all of these buildings throughout the silicon valley and all throughout a bunch of places in america and none of them are filled with any businesses. they are there and they took up all of this money to build. host: you do not think any more infrastructure spending? caller: i do not think so. host: what about roads and bridges? caller: i think most of the bridges out here are good. we just finished the bay bridge out here a couple months back. it was way out of the ballpark and they should not have spent that much. host: larry, utah, republican. caller: thank you for
he also said i am honored to replace my friend as chair of the environment and public works transportation and infrastructure subcommittee. he will be heading that up. tweeting outffice the president's new competition will help put americans to work by repairing america's infrastructure. is one by the american progress group in washington. everyone billion dollars invested in infrastructure equals 10,000 to 15,000 jobs created. california,ale independent. what do you think? they worriedre about...
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eliminating affirmative action creates a different type of environment on campus. it decreases the number of protections on campuses, makes it more difficult to raise targets. we have convinced ourselves that acknowledging the existence of racist is racism, that their are black people on campus and having programs designed to protect their interests and their well-being on campus is a bad thing. as a result of all of that, in this anti-affirmative action sentiment, we see the rise of discrimination, complaints and more and more isolation of students. we need to acknowledge race is okay, acknowledge difference and invest in difference. having a diverse campus isn't just to the benefit of black kids. it also helps the white kids. it makes everybody smarter and better when we have a diverse world. >> thanks to you all. appreciate it. [announcer] word is getting out. purina dog chow light & healthy is a deliciously tender and crunchy kibble blend. with 20% fewer calories than purina dog chow. isn't it time you discovered the lighter side of dog chow. purina dog chow li
eliminating affirmative action creates a different type of environment on campus. it decreases the number of protections on campuses, makes it more difficult to raise targets. we have convinced ourselves that acknowledging the existence of racist is racism, that their are black people on campus and having programs designed to protect their interests and their well-being on campus is a bad thing. as a result of all of that, in this anti-affirmative action sentiment, we see the rise of...
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in my district, business owners believe that protecting the environment and clean water standards is not antigrowth. in fact, it's projobs. when i recently toured the family-run trucking company in my district, they were not against truck safety standards. they do the right thing by their workers and they abide by safe driving rules. and they want regulations to ensure that others do the same. what they are against are new truck safety standards that hinder growth without actually making trucking any safer. smarter regulations should protect good businesses from bad actors. i'll give you another example. denny hudson, he runs sea coast bank, a small community bank in florida. like many small financial institutions, they weathered the financial crisis because they were not involved in the risky financial behavior. they expected mortgages to be repaid on time and they wanted the small businesses they supported to succeed. after the financial crisis of 2008, nearly took down the global economy, most people agreed that government regulators needed to better protect our financial system.
in my district, business owners believe that protecting the environment and clean water standards is not antigrowth. in fact, it's projobs. when i recently toured the family-run trucking company in my district, they were not against truck safety standards. they do the right thing by their workers and they abide by safe driving rules. and they want regulations to ensure that others do the same. what they are against are new truck safety standards that hinder growth without actually making...
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driven to preserve the environment, csx moves a ton of freight nearly 450 miles on one gallon of fuel. what a day. can't wait til tomorrow. >>> hello, nerdland. prepare yourself for a moment of deja vu. or maybe i should say, deja vote. see what i did there? because i can't say it any better than melissa or joy reid already have, like, you know, last weekend. >> unfortunately, it also means we've had to dust off the tried and true graphic that regular viewers of mhp show will remember from the last election cycle, back in 2012. that's right, this week in voter suppression! and this week in voter suppression, the state of ohio is back at it again. >> now, you guys know i love joy. it is not a contest. but let me try. once again, today, we have an edition of "this week in voter suppression sclts "! and it's brought to you by the letters o-h-i-o. it was just over a week ago that ohio governor john kasich signed laws that cut six days off of early voting and absentee ballots were limited and john husted delivered another setback to voting rights with another cutback to early votes. he squ
driven to preserve the environment, csx moves a ton of freight nearly 450 miles on one gallon of fuel. what a day. can't wait til tomorrow. >>> hello, nerdland. prepare yourself for a moment of deja vu. or maybe i should say, deja vote. see what i did there? because i can't say it any better than melissa or joy reid already have, like, you know, last weekend. >> unfortunately, it also means we've had to dust off the tried and true graphic that regular viewers of mhp show will...
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to understand their approach, but i mean talk in terms of providing or trying to provide a security environment that stops these kind of horrific crimes. and crimes against humanity. we look at this across the world, you see it in syria, i see it in other parts of the world, this inhumanity to man has got to stop. and i think the only way to at least begin that is to have a dialogue. even if you don't agree coming to the table with the issue are and what the goals need to be. >> ambassador sanders, it's always good to have you on the program thanks for sharing your insight on this store. >> i thank you. >>> up next, after the revolution, the fight for the future of ukraine as that country struggles to form a new government. a former u.s. ambassador joins us live. >>> plus, blood gold, the precious metal that reportedly comes from car zones in africa. billions in bullion at stake. ♪ what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together the fastest internet and the best in entertainment. we call it the x1 entertainment operating system. it looks like the future! we must have encount
to understand their approach, but i mean talk in terms of providing or trying to provide a security environment that stops these kind of horrific crimes. and crimes against humanity. we look at this across the world, you see it in syria, i see it in other parts of the world, this inhumanity to man has got to stop. and i think the only way to at least begin that is to have a dialogue. even if you don't agree coming to the table with the issue are and what the goals need to be. >>...
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he caught the attention of his boss to become the head of all technological environment. he was so important he called him my boy. he came to the united states and worked under this program that at the time i did not know was called "operation paperclip." how did this work? have you go to having the pentagon as a boss? and when he retired in the '70s he was given the distinguished civilian service award which is the highest award that the department of defense can give to a non uniformed person. to understand "operation paperclip" you really must go back to the fall of 1944. that was a very dark time. this was a rise and fall of the third reich. landing at normandy pushing to munich and berlin. among the soldiers are scientist with the u.s. military. they are part of a secret mission to find what they call atomic biological chemical weapons. abc weapons. the real threat but city will who was the head of the operation was a particle physicist learn to sitting in the abandoned apartment in november 1944 that the atomic program telling him his minister of armaments atomic sc
he caught the attention of his boss to become the head of all technological environment. he was so important he called him my boy. he came to the united states and worked under this program that at the time i did not know was called "operation paperclip." how did this work? have you go to having the pentagon as a boss? and when he retired in the '70s he was given the distinguished civilian service award which is the highest award that the department of defense can give to a non...
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the rapid act would make it possible to move projects forward while protecting our environment. mr. speaker, the president has proposed a similar solution. the house passed an identification solution in the wrda bill. we should pass this bill and give our infrastructure projects a good review process. our nation's economy is sagging under the inefficient government. our unemployment -- unemployed friends and neighbors are being hurt by our stagnant regulatory review system. the rapid act provides a better process, a better timeline, and it does not change our environmental standards. it does not require agencies to approve projects. it simply reforms our permitting process. the coal jobs bill puts in place an already approved rule. it ends the regulatory limbo that has existed since 2009. it gives certainty to those who work in the coal industry. let's reform our reviews methods. let's give the government the tools and incentives to move america's infrastructure projects forward. when we do, we will release economic activity. we will strengthen our economy. and we'll put americans t
the rapid act would make it possible to move projects forward while protecting our environment. mr. speaker, the president has proposed a similar solution. the house passed an identification solution in the wrda bill. we should pass this bill and give our infrastructure projects a good review process. our nation's economy is sagging under the inefficient government. our unemployment -- unemployed friends and neighbors are being hurt by our stagnant regulatory review system. the rapid act...
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allison was awed on that visit, he was awed by durham and its thriving environment for african-american business. on that visit pete became acquainted with a gentleman named john stewart whom i remember so well. president of mutual savings and loan association there in durham, and he was offered a job as a teller. he was more than a teller, after 25 years he became chief executive officer in less than 25 years. that was remarkable. during his tenure at the savings and loan association, he continued to build on the groundbreaking work of other men ke john and c.c. and mr. moore, and james shepherd, and john wheeler, and w.g. pierson, and many, many others in helping to grow what was known nationally as the black wall street. pete served at the helm of mutual savings and loan during the institution's most successful years. he spearheaded the transition from a mutual savings and loan association to a mutual savings bank, and also led to the acquisitions of american federal savings and loan and greensboro national bank. mr. allison was a pillar of the durham community for more than 60 long
allison was awed on that visit, he was awed by durham and its thriving environment for african-american business. on that visit pete became acquainted with a gentleman named john stewart whom i remember so well. president of mutual savings and loan association there in durham, and he was offered a job as a teller. he was more than a teller, after 25 years he became chief executive officer in less than 25 years. that was remarkable. during his tenure at the savings and loan association, he...
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what they're doing is a result of what people say is a zero interest rate environment. >> the idea zero return goes to charles plosser. do we have challenges in investment? do low interest rates distort american finance? i think there are a lot of people that complain. is worried that we distort various price signals. >> you worry about chronic low interest rates. >> how long will it take before the pressures of that begin to show up and financial stability and capital going where does not need to go. the more central banks around the world and the fed try to distort the signals, the distortions build up over time. >> capital going places, being turned around quickly. not much sign of the traditional money velocity. there is a ratio of how much money is in the system. that has more to do with other things. i do not think that is driving the search for yield that we see. bank loans have fallen. they are up a little bit. are there optimistic signs that things have turned or are starting to turn? economy is in better shape than it has been in a couple of years. man i have never been one to
what they're doing is a result of what people say is a zero interest rate environment. >> the idea zero return goes to charles plosser. do we have challenges in investment? do low interest rates distort american finance? i think there are a lot of people that complain. is worried that we distort various price signals. >> you worry about chronic low interest rates. >> how long will it take before the pressures of that begin to show up and financial stability and capital going...
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obviously the same genetics, perhaps a similar environment. but they were able to much better control that. and when they looked at those sibling studies, that's when some of these differences really emerged. >> so the bottom line, if you're a guy over the age of 40 years old and you're considering having a child or if you've had one over the age of 40, what do you need to know? >> well, look, first of all the likelihood is it's not going to have any of these things that we talk about whether it's autism, bipolar disorder, even though the increased likelihood is there. the risk is still pretty small. >> so the majority of dad over 40 will not have any of these things. >> yeah. and i think that's the good news. i'm a bit of an older dad myself. so i pay attention to these sorts of studies. but the idea that it will affect any given individual is still pretty small. what i would say from a cultural standpoint we talk a lot about the fact that women in advanced maternal age has become more common, advanced paternal age has become more common as w
obviously the same genetics, perhaps a similar environment. but they were able to much better control that. and when they looked at those sibling studies, that's when some of these differences really emerged. >> so the bottom line, if you're a guy over the age of 40 years old and you're considering having a child or if you've had one over the age of 40, what do you need to know? >> well, look, first of all the likelihood is it's not going to have any of these things that we talk...
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people prone develop allergic reactions to whatever is in the environment. children who live in the south had a slightly higher risk. >> an allergy specialist joins us. allergies are a multi-billion dollars business. $7.9 billion a year is spent on allergies. 55% of americans have at least one, and 30,000 americans visit the emergency room because of food allergies. how will this new study affect all of that? >> i think what's really interesting is previously we thought the allergy is prevalent in the south united states. now it appears the pref lance is equal across the country. in urban communities, allergic to indoor allergens like dust mites and cockroach. >> you find something you were allergic to, just not prone to allergies in that region. >> that's been long known that individuals will move to try to avoid triggers to allergies and two to three years later develop allergies. this is showing the pref lance is similar across the country. >> what is wrong with a higher rate in the south? >> they linked exposure to indoor allergen, dust mites and cock ro
people prone develop allergic reactions to whatever is in the environment. children who live in the south had a slightly higher risk. >> an allergy specialist joins us. allergies are a multi-billion dollars business. $7.9 billion a year is spent on allergies. 55% of americans have at least one, and 30,000 americans visit the emergency room because of food allergies. how will this new study affect all of that? >> i think what's really interesting is previously we thought the allergy...
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this bill would delay protections that would help ensure that workplace environments are safe for all workers. and this bill would delay our efforts to speed up veterans receiving their benefits. and something that's particularly important in my state in my district where folks are concerned about fatal accidents and service delays on the metro north railroad, this bill would delay the very regulation that will help ensure that metro north is safe and timely for commuters. on time safe rail service is critical to our state's economy, and this bill could jeopardize that. my district, connecticut's economy and our nation's economy cannot afford this ideological destructive bill -- ideological, destructive bill. mr. speaker, i'm here to offer an amendment, an amendment that would help make this bill work better for families and small businesses. i was sent to congress to get things done, and i'm working to eliminate and streamline unnecessary regulations and help cut through red tape and save taxpayers money. at the same time, though, we know that smart regulations save money and save li
this bill would delay protections that would help ensure that workplace environments are safe for all workers. and this bill would delay our efforts to speed up veterans receiving their benefits. and something that's particularly important in my state in my district where folks are concerned about fatal accidents and service delays on the metro north railroad, this bill would delay the very regulation that will help ensure that metro north is safe and timely for commuters. on time safe rail...
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marco rubio released a statement saying this plan by hager does not accurately reflect the security environment. roy blunt, it has the potential to harm america's readiness. we're not likely to see the knock-down, drag-out fight. remember the sequester was supposed to be the stick that would force republicans and some democrats to negotiate a grand bargain. but as we saw, many republicans looked over the edge of the cliff and said, you know what, sequester not so bad. in fact, some conservatives support the sequester, for imposing cuts that congress wouldn't have had the stomach to put in place otherwise, and for republicans, some conservatives who are putting fiscal responsibility near the top of their priority list, this may be a question of picking your poison. now, according to south carolina governor nikki haley, president obama delivered that message pretty bluntly when he spoke to republican governors at the chamber of commerce -- she was at the chamber of commerce, but this is what he said, according to her, when they met at the white house. >> the tone completely changed when we starte
marco rubio released a statement saying this plan by hager does not accurately reflect the security environment. roy blunt, it has the potential to harm america's readiness. we're not likely to see the knock-down, drag-out fight. remember the sequester was supposed to be the stick that would force republicans and some democrats to negotiate a grand bargain. but as we saw, many republicans looked over the edge of the cliff and said, you know what, sequester not so bad. in fact, some...
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in future environments, ciber will be the first tool used. >> by both sides? >> by both sides. host: we are joined by paul mcleary a you are watching the exchange at the senate armed services committee earlier this week. the united states, it there's not much dispute that the u.s. has the best conventional military force in the world but how do our cyber capability stack up against other countries? guest: it's hard to measure. the chinese have put a lot of money into this and they have a lot of resources and assets directed toward this but their budget is not public like ours. you don't know exactly what they are doing. what general alexander was saying cuts to the heart of the matter. mightwar, whatever that be, offense or defense of, there is no manual for it. it is a whole new world, a new form of warfare. how do you conduct it, what does it mean, when would this lead to more conventional operations and how do u.s. collate or de-escalate and how do you make that a determined factor to prevent future conflicts? host: if you want to talk about these subjects or have a question
in future environments, ciber will be the first tool used. >> by both sides? >> by both sides. host: we are joined by paul mcleary a you are watching the exchange at the senate armed services committee earlier this week. the united states, it there's not much dispute that the u.s. has the best conventional military force in the world but how do our cyber capability stack up against other countries? guest: it's hard to measure. the chinese have put a lot of money into this and they...
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where the crude oil piles up in barrels and the rest of the world -- you can have it better environment for private investment and international energy agency's have estimated that it is in the trillions of dollars, the infrastructure investment, to man come in to develop our resources of energy in the u.s.. do investors look at president obama's infrastructure proposal with any degree of belief or is it something that they say it has been proposed, we will write it off? are looking at all of these intersections all of the time. about hownking a lot frompolicy in washington, the fed to defense spending, affect the markets? , you your hope and prayer are the queen of a higher oil price and you got it right. does it drive higher here? libya -- their production is out. if they cannot get the barrels back on, we will be in a higher priced situation. you need to watch the iraqi elections coming up in april. one thing to watch in the downside is the iranian nuclear negotiation. to the the risks are upside in terms of geopolitics. >> i want to bring it back to janet yellen testifying later tod
where the crude oil piles up in barrels and the rest of the world -- you can have it better environment for private investment and international energy agency's have estimated that it is in the trillions of dollars, the infrastructure investment, to man come in to develop our resources of energy in the u.s.. do investors look at president obama's infrastructure proposal with any degree of belief or is it something that they say it has been proposed, we will write it off? are looking at all of...
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and have access to their moneys stashed in british banks, that would become a very different russian environment. now they're walking in the streets happy and screaming. you know, ukraine is russia, or crimea is russia. i would like to see russia completely closed. it is not the cold war, but if the borders are closed for other reasons, how popular will putin become with grandiose strategies. >> certainly once you start messing with people's money, they take it very personally. lawrence, a question i had about this is, you know, there are other actors on the world stage who are like in syria, like karzai, who's been particularly difficult. how does the way that president obama handles this situation impact, you know -- iran is another one. what are these world leaders looking for? >> well, i think all of these are interrelated. while we want to penalize putin for doing this, you need his help both in syria and eastern. without the russians putting the sanctions on iran, we would not be at the negotiating table. i think you have to keep these things in mind. your other guests would know this. the
and have access to their moneys stashed in british banks, that would become a very different russian environment. now they're walking in the streets happy and screaming. you know, ukraine is russia, or crimea is russia. i would like to see russia completely closed. it is not the cold war, but if the borders are closed for other reasons, how popular will putin become with grandiose strategies. >> certainly once you start messing with people's money, they take it very personally. lawrence,...
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this is an environment where companies that don't get busy living, taking action like smart acquisitions, get busy dying. when companies do try to take control of their destinies, that tends to be good news for stocks for shareholders, something i write about in "get rich" carefully. that's why i like thermo fisher so much. i think kind of in arms to biotech and big forma, it provides laboratory customers with everything they need and they have a solid diagnostics division and safety business. the big reason i like the stock, back in april, thermo fisher announced it was buying life technologies for 13.6 billion in a deal that closed last month. that makes they the largest player by far. this is just such a fabulous acquisition. the light deal gives the company a terrific platform, something img poor tablet in a world of genetically platformed medicine and makes it the leader of bio science and processing, two years that help accelerate drug recovery and production. thermo fisher rallied 50% more since the like technology announced last april. talk about getting busy living. the company
this is an environment where companies that don't get busy living, taking action like smart acquisitions, get busy dying. when companies do try to take control of their destinies, that tends to be good news for stocks for shareholders, something i write about in "get rich" carefully. that's why i like thermo fisher so much. i think kind of in arms to biotech and big forma, it provides laboratory customers with everything they need and they have a solid diagnostics division and safety...
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to protect the environment, natural habitats and so forth. that needs to be paid for as well. i think the licensing fees go to that support. host: freelancer on twitter -- how much debt did bush leave? trillion dollars spent in eight years and now gop act like they had nothing to do with that. i cannot recall how much that was there when president obama came into the white house, but there is no question that under president george w. bush, the deficit and debt grew significantly, primarily because of the wars in iraq and afghanistan, which were not paid for -- the expansion of the medicare part d entitlement, which was not paid for. and the significant bush tax cuts that also of course when not paid for. and so all those combined dramatically widened the debts over president bush's eight years. and the recession assertive in in last year this presidency 2007 put the nail in the coffin and wiped out government finances to a large degree. so there is no question that george w. bush's presidency was not good for federal finances overall. host: we are talking here this morning on
to protect the environment, natural habitats and so forth. that needs to be paid for as well. i think the licensing fees go to that support. host: freelancer on twitter -- how much debt did bush leave? trillion dollars spent in eight years and now gop act like they had nothing to do with that. i cannot recall how much that was there when president obama came into the white house, but there is no question that under president george w. bush, the deficit and debt grew significantly, primarily...
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and the idea that we would have created an environment that is hospitable is outrageous. it's not just putin, it's going to be the people's republic of china. even if it's not in cahoots with put putin. >> it seems like the president and the secretary of state keep lecturing putin, that they have a 19th century mentality, this is the 21st century. he made a speech where -- in which he says the great power conflict is a thing of the past. i want to ask you about these words the president uttered many listen to this closely. >> those countries that are large like russia or china, we have the kind of relationship with them we're not getting into conflicts of that sort at least over the last several decades, there's been a recognition that neither country benefits from that kind of great power conflict. the kind of national security threat we're going to confront, their terror threats, they're failed states, the proliferation of deadly weapons. >> it looks like vladimir, when you listen to those words, vladimir didn't get the memo on this, and it seems to me when you add that
and the idea that we would have created an environment that is hospitable is outrageous. it's not just putin, it's going to be the people's republic of china. even if it's not in cahoots with put putin. >> it seems like the president and the secretary of state keep lecturing putin, that they have a 19th century mentality, this is the 21st century. he made a speech where -- in which he says the great power conflict is a thing of the past. i want to ask you about these words the president...
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the next in line were documentaries about the environment. and next after that, immigration. so we are going to tell you about the grand prize winners this year. it was a team. their topic was called earth first, phrack executive. it was a three-person team from long beach polytechnic high school in california. they were served by communication a three team members in that group, emma larson, michaela caps and sir haida check will be talking with one of the three members of the team right now. hi, emma. >> guest: hello. >> host: what was your response when you won grand prize? >> guest: we were shocked. we let that one another and we could not believe it. posta when you finish, to journey sense of how good it was? >> guest: we did not. >> guest: tommy how you got interested in the first place. tesco well, our ninth grade project is required for students to complete. >> host: how did your team come together? did the teacher assign them? >> guest: yes, we could pick our team members. we chose other people we have known for a few years. we were comfortable and that we worked wel
the next in line were documentaries about the environment. and next after that, immigration. so we are going to tell you about the grand prize winners this year. it was a team. their topic was called earth first, phrack executive. it was a three-person team from long beach polytechnic high school in california. they were served by communication a three team members in that group, emma larson, michaela caps and sir haida check will be talking with one of the three members of the team right now....
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so they're coming to this fight now saying, if we care about the environment, if we care about jobs if we care about economic justice, we have to adopt reforming the way campaigns are funded as part of our own efforts and already within the first three or four weeks since we introduced the bill over 400,000 citizen co-sponsors from across the country have signed petitions supporting the government by the people act. because they understand that this reform is meaningful and will make a difference. i'm optimistic that we can get this done, we're not going to get it done tomorrow and we're not going to get it done next week. but with the opportunity to channel in a construct i way some of this anger and cynicism and frustration the american people are feeling right now, that their voice is not heard, if we have a vehicle to channel that and organize it into a strong momentum, then when the opportunity presents toiths actually achieve this reform, i think we can do it. and i think that if we don't do it, americans will finally turn away completely from this place and say, you can't help u
so they're coming to this fight now saying, if we care about the environment, if we care about jobs if we care about economic justice, we have to adopt reforming the way campaigns are funded as part of our own efforts and already within the first three or four weeks since we introduced the bill over 400,000 citizen co-sponsors from across the country have signed petitions supporting the government by the people act. because they understand that this reform is meaningful and will make a...
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>> the first is that we're issuing new school wellness guidelines to help build healthier learning environments for our kids. and as part of this effort, we'll be eliminating advertisements for unhealthy food and beverages in our schools. because i think we can all agree that our classrooms should be healthy place where is kids are no, ma'am bombarded for ads for junk food. our second announcement focuses on school breakfast. i cannot possibly overstate how important this is. right now millions of children in this country are showing up to school hungry every day. and that's why we're expanding our school breakfast program, ensuring that nearly 9 million kids in 2,000 schools start their day with a nutritious breakfast. >> joining me now, chef and owner of kraft restaurants. tom, we have come such a long way, when you consider what michelle obama has been campaigning for. >> pretty much dent kept at bay now for other children. the message is definitely getting across. the importance of school breakfasts, it really gets them learning. there was a study done recently that kids that get breakfast,
>> the first is that we're issuing new school wellness guidelines to help build healthier learning environments for our kids. and as part of this effort, we'll be eliminating advertisements for unhealthy food and beverages in our schools. because i think we can all agree that our classrooms should be healthy place where is kids are no, ma'am bombarded for ads for junk food. our second announcement focuses on school breakfast. i cannot possibly overstate how important this is. right now...
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this order incentivized better outcomes for communities and the environment while cutting red tape. since implementing this order, agencies have expedited permits for over 50 major projects. in one instance, agencies shavinged up to three years off the -- shaved up to three years off the time line of the bridge replacement project in new york . that's a multibillion-dollar project that's putting americanings back to work -- americans back to work. since then, the president issued another memorandum in june, 2013, further directing federal agencies to develop and integrated interagency preapplication process for significant offshore electric transmission projects requiring federal approval. mr. speaker, my republican colleagues often claim to want to get americans back to work. so i have to ask, why do we need legislation that does not create a single job, a bill that will pick winners and losers, and a bill that makes the process less clear and less protective of public health and safety? why do we need that legislation? why must we continue to waste this chamber's precious time on
this order incentivized better outcomes for communities and the environment while cutting red tape. since implementing this order, agencies have expedited permits for over 50 major projects. in one instance, agencies shavinged up to three years off the -- shaved up to three years off the time line of the bridge replacement project in new york . that's a multibillion-dollar project that's putting americanings back to work -- americans back to work. since then, the president issued another...
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president to the view in july while he wants to pursue comprehensive tax reform and hopes we're in an environment we have a fiscal frame that permits us to make progress there, on the business side there ismuchore there is convergence of general approaches whereas if we were able to succeed you would do something new for the economy by having the business tax rate able to succeed we would do something very good for the economy by having the business tax rate, the statutory tax rate come down. our average tax rate is already lower because of all the loopholes that are bringing many companies special benefit. but our statutory rate is one of the highest in the world. th that's an extra burden for companies when they want to have their headquarters in the united states. it's an issue in terms of base erosion and our international conversations about making sure we don't have stateless income. i think it has the added benefit that there are one time savings where you really have two choices. you can either use that money to reduce the deficit which is a la laudable objective so we don't discredit tha
president to the view in july while he wants to pursue comprehensive tax reform and hopes we're in an environment we have a fiscal frame that permits us to make progress there, on the business side there ismuchore there is convergence of general approaches whereas if we were able to succeed you would do something new for the economy by having the business tax rate able to succeed we would do something very good for the economy by having the business tax rate, the statutory tax rate come down....
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the next in line was documentaries about the environment and after that, immigration. we are going to tell you about the grand prize winners this year. it was a team. their topic was called earth first, fracking second. it was a three person team from long beach polytechnic high school. they are served by charter communications. as a three team member in that .roup, >>, michaela, and sarah we are going to be talking with emma right now. you was your reaction when heard you one grand prize? >> we were shocked. we looked across at one another and could not believe it. >> when you finished the documentary, did you have a sense of how good it was? >> we did not. >> how did you get interested in the contest? >> our ninth grade government teacher. how did your team come together? were you able to pick your teams or did the teacher assign them? >> we could pick our team members. we chose other people we have known for a few years. we knew we worked well together. >> when you joined forces with any ofa and sarah, had you done documentaries before? >> no. we watched a lot of vi
the next in line was documentaries about the environment and after that, immigration. we are going to tell you about the grand prize winners this year. it was a team. their topic was called earth first, fracking second. it was a three person team from long beach polytechnic high school. they are served by charter communications. as a three team member in that .roup, >>, michaela, and sarah we are going to be talking with emma right now. you was your reaction when heard you one grand...
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it created a environment where its beneficial to the agency to distort the costs. let's get back to what we should do. not people trying to sneak in rules. not people trying to sneak in different cost benefit analysis. let's have conversation again between the american people and the government that they are in charge of. with that i yield back. the chair: the gentlelady from texas who has 1 1/4 minutes remaining. ms. jackson lee: i thank you very much. i thank the gentleman for his analysis, but let me offer to him that first of all this particular legislation will be subject to a veto threat because as the president has noted there is already a robust analytical and procedural requirement. i agree there should be that. we already have it. and the coalition for sensible safeguards has indicated the jackson lee amendment is a commonsense amendment that makes clear that regulations whose benefits the public health safety exceed the cost of regulated industries are good public investments. this amendment is a necessary amendment. the jackson lee amendment says if it'
it created a environment where its beneficial to the agency to distort the costs. let's get back to what we should do. not people trying to sneak in rules. not people trying to sneak in different cost benefit analysis. let's have conversation again between the american people and the government that they are in charge of. with that i yield back. the chair: the gentlelady from texas who has 1 1/4 minutes remaining. ms. jackson lee: i thank you very much. i thank the gentleman for his analysis,...
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the next in line were documentaries about the environment in the next after that immigration. so we are going to tell you about the grand prizewinners this year. it was a team and their topic was called "earth first, fracking second". it was a three-person team from long beach polytechnic high school in long beach california. they are served via charter communications and a the three team members in that group emma larson, michaela capps and sarah highducheck. we will be talking by phone with one of the three members of the team emma larson right now. what was your reaction when you heard your team won the grand prize this year? >> we were absolutely shocked. we were all in the room and we looked across at one another and we all could not believe it. >> would the finished the documentary did you have a sense of how good it was? >> no, we did not. >> tell me how you got interested in the contest in the first place? who introduced you to at? >> are ninth-grade government teacher doesn't project as required for all students to complete. >> how did your team come together? were yo
the next in line were documentaries about the environment in the next after that immigration. so we are going to tell you about the grand prizewinners this year. it was a team and their topic was called "earth first, fracking second". it was a three-person team from long beach polytechnic high school in long beach california. they are served via charter communications and a the three team members in that group emma larson, michaela capps and sarah highducheck. we will be talking by...